RPI sponsors local Fortune magazine event

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of Management and Technology will serve as the Albany, N.Y.-area sponsor for a national seminar on leadership to be conducted Nov. 13 live via satellite.

"Living Leadership: The New Future," presented in cooperation with Fortune magazine, will feature former General Electric CEO Jack Welch and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, author of a recent book on leadership.

The satellite broadcast is being held in 21 cities around the country, including Albany.

Others slated to appear are Ken Blanchard, author of "The One Minute Manager," John Kotter, author of "Leading Change," John Maxwell, author of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership," Steve Lundin, author of "FISH!" and Michael Abrashoff, author of "It's Your Ship."

The seminar runs from 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Albany, with a break for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Each attendee will receive a free one-year subscription to Fortune magazine.

Cost is $199 for one or two people, with incremental discounts for groups of three or more.